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On Tuesday night, the Calgary Flames (1-0; 1st place, Pacific Division) beat the Dallas Stars (0-1; 4th place, Central Division – 1st wildcard seed) in the ...

(They were really good at that in their 2020 playoff run, but can they replicate that against a talented Flames team?) Jamie Bennand Tyler Seguineach had three shots in Game 1, leading the Stars’ stars, and Seguin had two of their three high-danger scoring chances. On Tuesday night, the Calgary Flames (1-0; 1st place, Pacific Division) beat the Dallas Stars (0-1; 4th place, Central Division – 1st wildcard seed) in the first game of their Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series. If they can keep things at even strength, and stay out of the box themselves, they should be in good shape given how strong they were in the opening period in that situation. The X-factor tonight, arguably for both sides: the physical game. The Flames were full marks in a grinding, physical 1-0 victory.

For his efforts in his team's playoff sweep this past weekend, Calgary Flames prospect Ilya Nikolaev has earned a league award. The Tri-City Storm forward has ...

Nikolaev scored the opening two goals of Game #2 of the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals on Sunday. He finished the game with a plus/minus rating of +2. Nikolaev scored four goals and recorded two assists through the Storm’s opening round of the postseason. But this weekend, he was the guy for the Storm, scoring four goals across two games and really impacting the game positively. Ilya Nikolaev, 20, of Yaroslavl, Russia, was the only Storm player to net multiple goals during the team’s two-game sweep of the Omaha Lancers in the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals. He netted two goals and notched two assists during Tri-City’s 7-4 win over Omaha in Game #1 of the series at the Viaero Center. He also finished the game with a plus/minus rating of +4. Nikolaev was named the 1st Star of the Game in Tri-City’s opening playoff victory.

As the Flames kicked off their first-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars this week, traffic signs popped up on Calgary's main thoroughfares reading “If ...

“Whether it’s your first time in the playoffs or your 11th time in the playoffs, I still had the nerves and the sweats going on the drive here as well,” Lucic said. That’s why I decided to re-share it.” That’s why I reposted it.

Joe Pavelski scored and Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal for the Stars, who host the Flames in Saturday's Game 3 and Monday's Game 4 at American Airlines ...

The Flames went 0-for-3 on Thursday and scored once on eight power-play opportunities over the opening two games. The Flames had 21 giveaways to the Stars' eight. The Flames were denied by Oettinger, however, and didn't get their sticks on the few rebounds the Dallas goaltender allowed. "We had a lot (of shots) from the outside I think from our top guys," Flames head coach Darryl Sutter said. "Not a lot of room out there," Bowness said. Joe Pavelski scored and Michael Raffl added an empty-net goal for the Stars.

Two nights after the Calgary Flames opened their playoff campaign with a 1-0 win, the Dallas Stars turned the tables on a series featuring all of three ...

We have to go there and be prepared to play in Game 3 and just try to take control of the series again.” “It’s quite identical to the game the other night. But they’ve got to be a little more … just be around the goalie more, I think.” We’ve got to find a way and kind of dig deep. That’s a top defence in terms of that structure part. “Their defense does a good job of boxing out and all those things. Just reverse who scored first. I said that before the series. We’ve just got to score, bear down, put the puck in the net, starting with myself.” After being out-hit almost two to one in Game 1, the Stars responded by out-hitting the Flames in a game that saw the hosts give the puck away 13 times more than Dallas did. “Their goalie played well. Gaudreau got his first two shots on goal in the series, on a frustrating night that saw five of his shot attempts miss the net and four others get blocked.

Jake Oettinger stymied the Calgary Flames, making 29 saves as the Dallas Stars even up the series 1-1 as the series heads to Dallas.

Article content Article content The Stars helped him out with 20 blocked shots. Article content In front of their sophomore puck-stopper, the boys from the Big D did a masterful job of clogging up the neutral zone. Article content In six periods so far, these first-round foes have combined for three tallies. Article content “Just reverse who scored first.” “Well, if you score the last one … ” he reasoned. Article content Article content